Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-23
persons and PARTICULARS.

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Harry and Name Barnett, Miss Bes-
sic Calls and Mr.. Haven attended the
Commencement exercises at Boscobel
last Friday.
Will Stevens was up from Cassville
last Friday and again Tuesday.
Frank w. Buchner has left Garden
City Kansas and has now lucrative
position with hardware firm in Omaha,
Nebraska.
The nuisance of pasting bills on the
sidewalk ought to be stopped by the
council. After the rain last week
which moistened the bills a number of
persons slipped on the pasty walk. We
have not paid Mrs. McLymans judg-
ment yet. Let the nuisance be abated.
Clay Alcorn, who learned his trade in
this office and has until recently been en-
ployed on one OF the other of the Lam
caster papers, is now foreman of the
Sterling (Kan.) Republican, daily and
weekly newspaper. Clay is capable of
running a good Office and will succeed.
He has the best wishes of the HERALD
force.
Prof. Z. NJ Wood has been re-
engaged for another year at California,
Pa.
Mrs. DR.. Hartford and her sister, Mrs
Geo. Lovejoy, of Rock Island, H.. !,
came up to Lancaster Monday to spend
the day with Mr.. Philo Stephens family.
''Dock.n = stayed at home to take care of
Mrs. Lovejoy's child. The shower of
Monday p. IN. kept the ladies over night
and dock" telegraphed in seven diff
ferent languages all night.
The Record says red bug about two
thirds as large as full grown patato
beetle has joined hands with Bloom
ingtonans in the common warfare
against potato bugs. w. H. Holford,
who first noticed these assistants, :"
says they are of a red color, size as
stated above, and while they inhabit
the vines they never modest them, as
they eat only such fruit as potato bugs
and their eggs. Look for them on your
vines but let them stay there.
Miss Cox offers her millinery goods
at very low prices for the next thirty
days.
We have received q finely printed
pamphlet description of Cloverdale,
Cal. from our former townsman, L.
Holloway
Ed. Streeter sends us catalogue of
Omaha lots for sale by G. w. Mount,
real estate agent, in whose office Ed. is
employed.
James f. McGonigal, of the Denniston
House, Cassville, shook hands with
many Lancaster friends last Friday.
Mrs. McGonigal came up Monday and
will visit friends here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Foster, of Chero-
kee, Ia, accompanied by Mrs. Fosters
mother, Mrs. H. t. Massey, spent a
few days with Mr.. Fosters mother in
this city last week. Mr.. Foster will be
our orator on the 4th of July.
Mrs. DR.. A. III. Barber and daughter
Elva went to Castle Rock Tuesday to
meet Mrs. A. w. Barber.
Mrs. Sweeney has presented some of
her friends with some nice full grown
new potatoes and turnips of her own
raising.
Mr. Mcmahon, fireman on the Mil
waukee passenger, took his family with
him last Monday to Chicago. where
they will spend two weeks vacation.
Mr.. G. B. Stowell arrived here Satur-
day night He spent two or three days
with his uncle, Frank Barr, at Wauw ato-
sa, on his way, and found him much i'm
proved-in fact apparently as well as
ever, and the doctor there says as soon
cool weather comes he will be able to
return home and attend to business
without any fear of bad effects upon
his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Ryland enter
tanned few friends at their home on
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs James Woodhouse re-
turned Monday from trip to the west
ern part of the county and points on the
c.. b. & N.
Game warden Farquharson spent
Sunday in Lancaster and looked after
the fish little on Monday.
John Simison, though not cashier OF
bank, has gone to Canada. He started
last Monda y for Manitowaning, on
Manitoulin Island, in the northern
bart Of Lake Huron, He will spend
several weeks visiting his sister Jane.
who is we'll known here. Henry Nehls
runs the harness shop during his alb
sence. When anybody asks where
John has gone he shows them his writ
ten address, with the remark that those
Indian names are too hard for Dutch
man.
Mr.. Gus Miner returned last Friday
from Neosho, Kansas, on the border OF
the Indian Territory. His brother,
Rufus is there engaged in the hardware
business. After visit of a few weeks
with his parents in Little Grant, Gus
will return and engage in the cattle
business in the Indian Territory on a
ranch leased from the Indians.
Mr.. Elan Barber, of Martinez, CAL
ifornia, who made brief visit to his
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